ACSI: Sam’s Passes Costco | Boot to Ross | Newsom Opposes

  ACSI:  Sam’s Club surges past Costco in customer satisfaction: Top performers include: Department stores: Macy’s (82) Discount stores: TJX (Marshalls, TJ Maxx) (82) Hypermarkets: Target (80) Warehouse clubs: Sam’s Club (Walmart) (85) Press release   Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. Q2 comp sales +4.9% Press release   …Boot Barn CEO takes CEO job at Ross […]

WM IP Chief Q&A | Costco + San Jose | Schnucks Drops Boar’s

  Amazon sets ultra-low pricing plans for Temu rival store at The Information/Reuters. “The company’s price limits include $8 for jewelry, $13 for guitars and $20 for sofas, according to the report…Amazon plans to ship orders to U.S. customers directly from a facility in Guangdong, China…” Read more   Sri Atluri, Chief IP Counsel at […]

Costco +Peloton | Amazon Ratings @ Search | Home Reno Surge?

  Peloton partners with Costco to sell Bike+ at CNBC. “Under the terms of the deal, Costco will offer Peloton’s Bike+ in 300 of its U.S. stores for $1,999, and on Costco.com for $2,199 between Nov. 1 and Feb. 15. It is a steep discount from the typical price of the Bike+, which is selling […]

97″+ TVs Hot | WM CTO Pivot | Retail Sales +0.4%

  Retail sales rose 0.4% in September, better than expected at CNBC. “Excluding autos, sales accelerated 0.5%, better than the forecast for just a 0.1% rise. The numbers are adjusted for seasonal factors but not inflation, which rose 0.2% on the month as measured by the consumer price index.” Read more   Walmart’s CTO places […]

Target/Taylor Exclusive | BJ’s/H.Dep #2 Online | True Value Bankrupt

  Walgreens Boots Alliance Reports FY 2024 Earnings “Fourth quarter sales increased 6.0 percent year-over-year…Fourth quarter operating loss was $978 million…comparable pharmacy sales increased 11.7 percent in the fourth quarter…comparable retail sales decreased 1.7 percent.” Press release   …Walgreens to close 1,200 US stores over the next three years at AP. “… about 500 store […]

Food Prices +0.4% | Costco +8.9% | Amazon #3 Brand | IKEA -5%

  Consumer prices rose 0.2% in September, hotter than expected; annual rate increased 2.4% at CNBC. “Much of the inflation increase — more than three-quarter of the move higher — came from a 0.4% jump in food prices and a 0.2% gain in shelter costs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said in the release. That […]